RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06910748

An Internet-based Self-help Intervention to Improve Common Mental Health Problems Among Medical Professionals

E-training for Medical Professionals On Wellbeing and Effective Resolutions (E.M.P.O.W.E.R.) - A Randomized Controlled Trial

Sponsor

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Enrollment

120 participants

Start Date

Dec 20, 2022

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Depression, Anxiety

Summary

This randomized controlled trial (RCT) aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an internet-based guided self-help intervention developed based on Problem Solving Therapy, a transdiagnostic low-intensity intervention recommended by the World Health Organization, in improving medical professionals' mental health.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 60 Years

Inclusion Criteria5

(1) being a frontline doctor or nurse working in local public settings;
(2) at least 18 years of age;
(3) able to read and understand Chinese;
(4) have access to the Internet; and
(5) Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and/or Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) score\>=5, indicating at least mild levels of depression and/or anxiety.

Exclusion Criteria2

(1) currently taking psychotropic medication; and
(2) actively suicidal.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALE-training for Medical Professionals On Wellbeing and Effective Resolutions (E.M.P.O.W.E.R.)

The EMPOWER programme aims to help participants acquire problem-solving skills adapted into the context of MPs' workplace and daily life to address their work-related, personal, and interpersonal problems, including self-neglect, work-life imbalance, patient communication problems, as well as stress during emerging public health crises. The session elements include video introduction, metaphors, daily examples, and narrative stories with prototype MP characters depicting the targeted problems to demonstrate how the taught problem-solving skills could be applied in a variety of situations. Brief exercise and homework will be assigned after each session and personalized written feedback will be provided.

OTHEREducation Materials

The waitlist control receive education materials covering (1) introduction of mental health problems; (2) signs, symptoms, causes, and consequences of anxiety and depression, and (3) treatment approaches and available community resources.